A qualitative examination of a state-wide initiative to empower families containing children and adolescents with behavioral health care needs

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 370-377

  Scheer, Scott D ^a   Gavazzi, Stephen M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family empowerment; Service enhancement; Systems collaboration

Indexed keywords

EID: 59349107191     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2008.08.009     Document Type: Article

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